Man Trying To Ride Wing Of Airplane Falls To Death

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October 2, 1991

PADUCAH, KY. — A man who tried to hitch a ride on the wing of a commuter plane lost his grip shortly after takeoff and plunged 300 feet to his death. The man grabbed on to the Northwest Airlines plane after jumping a fence at Barkley Regional Airport and running across a field, sheriff's Sgt. Buddy Pugh said. The plane was traveling at about 150 mph when he fell. Pugh said deputies would talk to passengers for clues to the man's identity.